The potential for long-term instability is considerable in Russia and China.

The United States has followed a piecemeal foreign policy in the Balkans, which assures long-term instability.

But the damage they do to democratic institutions creates long-term instability.

Because of its long-term instability, undetonated deposits of AgN will lose their sensitivity over time.

Such a development could leave a dangerous power vacuum in the Middle East and create long-term instability in the region.

Due to the long-term instability of dyes, C-41 negatives can fade or color-shift over time.

Fifth, spending on finance can serve to absorb a portion of the surplus and boost the economy, at the expense of greater debt expansion and long-term instability.

Is long-term regional instability a price worth paying for short-term theft?

The risk is medium and long-term instability, whose implications would be hard to evaluate, and even harder to manage, for the European Union.

"I always make short-term plans for long-term instability," said Nabil Dabous, the owner of a print shop who has turned down an offer to expand his business here.